State election in South Tyrol 2008

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(in %)

%

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

48.1

14.3

8.3

6.0

5.8

4.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

6.3

SVP

dF

PdL ^c

PD ^d

UfS

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2003

% p

10

8th

6th

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-6

-8th

-7.5

+9.3

-3.5

+2.2

-2.1

+4.9

-4.5

+1.6

+0.4

-0.6

SVP

dF

PdL ^c

PD ^d

UfS

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^c 2003: as Forza Italia and Alleanza Nazionale

^d 2003: as Pace e Diritti / Peace and Justice

Distribution of mandates in the South Tyrolean Parliament 2008–2013

2

18th

5

2

1

3

1

2 2 18th 5 2 1 1 3 1

A total of 35 seats

Verdi Green Vërc / Citizen List Civiche: 2
Partito Democratico : 2
South Tyrolean People's Party : 18
The Freedom : 5
South Tyrolean Freedom : 2
Union for South Tyrol : 1
Lega Nord : 1
Popolo della Libertà : 3
Unitalia : 1

The 2008 South Tyrolean state election took place on October 26, 2008. 35 members of the South Tyrolean parliament were elected . The turnout was 80.1 percent. On the same day the election for the Trentino Landtag took place. The South Tyrolean and Trentino state parliaments then jointly formed the Regional Council Trentino-South Tyrol, which has 70 mandates .

The XIV legislative period began on November 18, 2008 and ended on November 21, 2013. On December 18, 2008 the state parliament elected the South Tyrolean provincial government ( Durnwalder V cabinet ).

Election result

Political party	Number of votes	percent	Mandates
South Tyrolean People's Party	146,545	48.1%	18/35
The Freedom	43,614	14.3%	5/35
Popolo della Libertà	25,294	8.3%	3/35
Partito Democratico	18,139	6.0%	2/35
Verdi Green Vërc / Citizen List Civiche	17,743	5.8%	2/35
South Tyrolean freedom	14,888	4.9%	2/35
Union for South Tyrol	7,048	2.3%	1/35
Lega Nord	6,411	2.1%	1/35
Unitalia	5,688	1.9%	1/35
Italia dei Valori	5,009	1.6%	0/35
Unione di Centro	3,792	1.2%	0/35
Citizens Movement	3,622	1.2%	0/35
Ladins Dolomites	3,334	1.1%	0/35
Left for South Tyrol	2,226	0.7%	0/35
Partito dei Comunisti Italiani	1,262	0.4%	0/35

Change of faction during the legislative period

The MP Alessandro Urzì left the parliamentary group of the Popolo della Libertà in 2011 and founded the group Futuro e Libertà , which he renamed L'Alto Adige nel cuore in 2013 .
MEP Mauro Minniti left the Popolo della Libertà parliamentary group in 2013 and founded the La Destra parliamentary group .
The MP Thomas Egger left the parliamentary group of the Freedom Party in 2013 and founded the group We South Tyroleans .

Historical meaning

For the first time in its history, the SVP fell below the 50% mark, but was able to defend the absolute majority in the state parliament. The winners of the election were the separatist parties, the Freedom Party won over 9% and 3 seats, and the South Tyrolean Freedom Party won almost 5% and 2 seats. The Lega Nord, which is part of the center-right camp, moved into the state parliament for the first time in 15 years.

Web links

State election 2008 on the website of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano
South Tyrol Handbook , ed. by the South Tyrolean provincial government, 29th revised edition, September 2013
Website of the South Tyrolean parliament with the results of all regional elections